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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, 1916.

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SUPPORT.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

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MILO D. GROSS, OF WALLA. WALLA, WASHINGTON.

SUPPORT.

Application filed November 2, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILO D. Gnoss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Walla .Valla, in the county of Walla Walla and State of .Vashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a support designed for attachment to ladders for the purpose of holding a bucket or other receptacle when the ladder is used for picking fruit, painting, window washing, etc.

The invention has for its object to provide an attachment for the purpose stated which can be readily applied to the ladder and removed therefrom, and which is adj ustable so that the receptacle can be held at any desired height within easy reach of the workman, and may also be readily lowered.

lVith the object stated in view, the invention consists in a combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that the same may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation of a ladder showing the attachment applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, partly in section;

Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged cross-sections on the lines 33 and 4-4, respectively, of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is an elevation showing a modification;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation showing an other modification;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 6, and

Fig. 8 shows a modified form of fastening means.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 10 denotes the side bars and 11 the rungs of an ordinary ladder. The attachment for sup porting a bucket or other receptacle 12 from the ladder comprises a hook 13 having an elongated shank or stem composed of two longitudinally adjustable sections 14 and 15, respectively. The section 15 is tubular and the section 14 carries the hook and is telescopioally or slidably mounted in the tubular section.

The section 15 has a longitudinal slot 16 to permit flattened portions 17 and 18 on the section 14 to slide therein and prevent Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917. Serial No. 129,153.

said section from rotating. The flattened portion 17 is at the outer end of the section 14 where the bend forming the hook 18 starts, and it is offset laterally from said section sutficiently to enter the slot. The flatten d portion 18 is at the inner end of the section 14 and it projects laterally therefrom through the slot.

In order to lock the sections 14 and 15 together, there is provided a lever 19 forked at one end to straddle the part 18 on the outside of the section 15, and pivoted thereto, as shown at 20, the inner end of the lever being formed with a latch or dog 21 adapted to enter notches 22 in the section 15. The lever may also be formed with a cam 23 as shown in Fig. 5, said cam portion being located to wedge against the section 15 on the outside thereof.

The section 15 is attached to one of the side bars 10 of the ladder by hook bolts 24, those used at the upper portion of the section being placed on the opposite side from the slot 16 so as not to obstruct the latter, whereas the bottom one is reversed so that it closes the slot to prevent the section 14 from dropping down too far, the bottom hook bolt therefore serving as a stop.

The device can be easily applied and adjusted, the lever 19 serving as a handle for adjusting the section 14 to position the bucket 12 at the desired height. The section 15 extends throughout substantially the en tire length of the ladder, and the slot 16 opens through its upper end, in view of which the section 14 can be let down to position the bucket 12 at any point along the ladder, the hook 13 projecting forward so that the bucket is held clear of the ladder. When the section 14 is let down to position the bucket below the top of the ladder, the flattened part 17 enters the slot 16 at its upper end, and as the hook is beyond said flattened part, it does not interfere with the lowering of the section 14 in the section 15.

Figs. 6 and 7 show a modified hook struc ture. Here, the upper end of the shank section 14 has a lateral bend 25, to the extremity of which latter is pivoted, to swing in a horizontal plane, the hook proper, the same being indicated at 26, and the pivot at 27. By pivoting the hook in this manner, the bucket 12 can be swung over the ladder, or away from the same as desired, and it can therefore be placed in the most convenient position for use. Anpther advantage of the pivoted hook is that the bail of the bucket can be placed directly toward the workman, this being particularly advantageous to a painter, for the reason that when he dips the brush in the paint to load it, he tips it sidewise, and hence if the bucket bail were to remain at the side, it would obstruct the withdrawal of the brush.

Fig. 8 illustrates a modified fastening for the shank section 15, this being a bolt 28 which is substituted for the bottom one of the hook bolts 24: hereinbefore described. The bolt passes through the side bar 10 of the ladder and also squarely through the section 15, so that it not only serves as a stop in the same manner at the bottom hook bolt, but it also prevents the section from turning.

I claim:

1. A support comprising a hook having an elongated shank composed of longitudinally adjustable sections, one of the sections being tubular to slidably receive the other section, and having a longitudinal slot, said other section having alateral extension passing through the slot, a handle carried by said extension on the outside of the tubular section, and means on the handle for locking the sections together.

2. A support comprising a hook having an elongated shank composed of longitudinally adjustable sections, one of the sections being tubular to slidably receive the other section, and having a longitudinal slot, said other section having a lateral extension passing through the slot, a handle carried by said extension on the outside of the tubular section, means on the handle for locking the sections together, and attaching means for the support, said means comprising hook bolts embracing the tubular section, the bolt at the inner end of the section extending across the slot, and the other bolts being clear of the slot.

3. A support comprising a hook, an elongated shank composed of longitudinally adjustable sections, one of the sections having a lateral extension at its extremity to which the hook is pivoted to swing in a plane transversely of the shank, and means for locking the sections together.

4. A support comprising a hook having an elongated shank composed of longitudinally adjustable sections, one of the sections being tubular to slidably receive the other section, and having a longitudinal slot, said other section having a lateral extension passing through the slot, a handle carried by said extension on the outside of the tubular section, means on the handle for locking the sections together, and attaching means for the support, said means including a bolt passing through the tubular section at the inner end thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MILO D. GROSS. -Witnesses:

G. S. BOND, M. E. KYGER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

